Rod or wire panel fence.



w. c. GAY.

ROD 0R WIRE PANEL FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED ma. Ie, Ism.

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W. C. GY.

ROD 0R WIRE PANEL FENCE.l

APPLICATION man FEB. 16, ma.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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i WESLEY C. GAY, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA :son on WIRE PANEL FENCE.

Application led February 16, 1918.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, WESLEY C. GAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rod or Wire PanelFelices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rod or wire panel fences, more particularly,to those wire fences which are made up of unit portions embodyingone ormore sections or panels which may be folded one upon the other, or eachpanel may be detached from the adjoining panel for shipment. As is thecase with this construction, such fences are employed for a variety ofpurposes. They are used as regular division fences, or as side walls foranimal, or poultry houses, and combination barbed wire and hog fencesoperating to turn swine as well as cattle.

The object of this invention is to produce a rod or wire detachable orfolding panel fence of the character stated, the parts and details ofwhich are of a certain special formation and arrangement, whereby it sbelieved a fence structure is made unusually cheap and strong andavailable for allfarm, dairy, garden and poultrygrowing purposes. l

To illustrate the construction and arrangement of the parts of thisinvention the accompanying drawings are provided. Of the drawings,Figure 1 represents a side view of one unit fashioned and erected inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of thecrosspieces having eyes at its ends. Fig. 3 is a side view of a henhouse or pen for small stock, the construction of the wall shown beingmade in accordance with this invention. Figli is a plan view of one ofthe cross-pieces which may have a single eye at one end and a double ortandem eye at the other end. Fig.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

serial no. 217,634.

tion for use as a barbed wire cattle fence as Vcgards its upper portion,which is removable, and a hog fence constituting its lower part.

Throughout the drawings and this description the same number is employedto refer to Ythe same part.

Considering the drawings, Fig. l shows a post driven into the ground,and an openwork wire or rod panel having crosspieces 2 provided at theends with eyes 3 and 4p The eye 3 engages the post. The panels arecompleted by the vertical rods or wires 5, and the crosspieces andvertical pieces are welded together where they cross each other. It isnot intended, however, to limit this invention to panels wherein therods o1 wires are united by welding at their junctures, as any knownmanner of firmly connecting the wires may be adopted. Pins 6 and 7passed through the post l below the upper crosspiece 2 and above thelower crosspiece, restrain the panel from displacement upwardly ordownwardly.

Adjoining the panel just above described, and which in this explanationis termed the first panel, is the intermediate panel. It comprises thecrosspieces such as the crosspiece 8, having hooks 9 and 10 at the ends,and it is shown that the hook 9 engages the end eye` 4: of thecrosspiece 2 of the first panel.` The end hooks of the other crosspiecesof the intermediate panel engage the eyes of the crosspieces of thefirst panel corresponding to the eye 4L of crosspiece 2. The verticalrods or wires 11 complete the intermediate panel, and the rods arewelded at their crossings as previously explained.

At the right hand is shown the third panel having the crosspieces such.as the crosspiece 12, provided with the eyes 13 and 14 at the ends. Theeye 13 engages the hook 10 of `the crosspiece of the intermediate panel,and the eye 14 engages the post 15.

`The other crosspieces of the third and intermediate panel arecorrespondingly engaged. `The vertical rods or wires such as the wire 16complete the third panel. It will now be understood that what may becalled a unit of fence construction made in accordance with thisinvention comprises three panels which maybe termed the first, third andintermediate panels.

Considering Fig. 2, which represents a hen house or the like, it will benoted that eye 23 engages the post 18.

the posts 17 and 18 engage the end eyes of the crosspieces such as theeyes 19 and 20 of the crosspiece 21. This cross piece has a single eyeat either end, and the construction isV a modification of that -showninFig. 1 to the extent set forth hereinafter, with respect to thefirst'panel. The intermediate panel has also a crosspiece 22 at the topwith the single eyes 23 and 24 at the ends. rlhe TheneXt lower'crosspiece 25 of the intermediate panel shown in Fig. 2, is provided atthe ends with the hooks 26 and 27. Here, it will be observed, that therst. panel shown in Fig. .2 has-.a crosspiece28, second from the top,

and this crosspiece is provided with a single eye 29.at oneendengagingthe post 17, and double eyes at the other end. Of the double or pluralend eyes of the crosspiece 28, the

Veyeat the end is marked 30, and the eye or loop next thereto is marked81. The hook 26 engages the eye 30, `and the eye 31 engages the ,post18. Vertical rods or wires 32 complete the first panel shown in Fig. 2,and the crosspieces and vertical wires are welded at their crossings asbefore stated. The first panel is usually provided with a door 8,3. Atthe right'of the intermediate .panel is the post 84,:and neXt on theright is the third panel', having the double 'eyes 36 and 37, and thesingle end eye `88. The

. eye 36 engages the :hook 27 of the crosspiece 25 of the intermediate`paneleand the second eye 37 yengages the post 34. The -end or singleeye 88 engages the post 39.

The-construction just .described may be covered 'with a corrugated metalroof 40,

y supported by pins 41vand 42passed through vthe posts Y17 and`39. Thever-tical rods or "wires I43 complete the intermediate panel,

and the-.rods or Wires 44-belong `to the third t panel. `'All crossingsare welded. The

crosspiece 35 and its pluraleyes 36 and 37 45 and end eye 38, are bestillustrated in Fig.

4.V Towsupport the .panels yslightly raised from Vthe-ground, the pins45 and 46 are passed 4through theposts 181and'34 respectively.

lFig. f5 illustratesa frame comprising the vertical'rods-471 terminatingin the hooks 48,' welded to horizontal crosspieces 49 havingend`eyes-50. These -verticalfand horizontal rods or wires areV furtherillustrated *'inFigs. 6 and 7. The frame so constructed isieovered witha sheetof fabric 51, yand the purpose of the lframeandt` fabric coveringis to produceanextra part, which by meansof the-'hooks andeyesdescribed'may lbe connected with the'panelsto form a shelterfromwind for poultry or stock. 'be understood, :of course, that the coveredIt will frame represented in Fig. 5 is-one piece, and

1a number of likepieces are employed when it is proposed to cover theentire exterior of a hen house or the like set forth in Fig. 2.

vdriven slantingly into the ground, divergiug upwardly, and they areplaced at a suitable distance apart. The felice is held in such slantingposition on either side by means of the horizontal braces 54, and 56, ofdifferent lengths, engaging the fences at different points. Any numberof fence units may be employed, the purpose of the V- shaped arrangementbeing to support tomato vines or the like planted between the outwardlyinclined fences.

Fig. 9 illustrates a barbed wire cattle fence removably combined orassociated with a hog 4fence arranged below it. At the left is shown thepost 57. The upper crosspiece 58of the lfirst panelshown in Fig. 9 has'the end eye 59 engaging post 57, and an pleted by the vertical rod orwires 67, riveted to the cross-pieces. the post 57.

Y The upper portion of the intermediate panel shown in Fig. l9 has thecrosspiece 68, provided with .end hooks 69 and 70. The hook 69 engagesthe end eye 60 of the cross- The eye engages .piece 58 of the firstpanel, and its fellows of the intermediate panel engage thecorresponding eyes of the first panel. It will bc Lunderstood that alljunctions of horizontal .and vertical rods or wires are welded orotherwisefirmlysecured. The barbs on the crosspiece 58 are marked 71,and the vertical rods or wires of the intermediate panel yare referredto by number 72.

The intermediate hog fence panel shown 1n Fig. 9 carries a topmostcrosspiece 7 4, and

ithas the end hooks and 76, being in fact of the same uform. as theother intermediate panel crosspleces. The hook 75 engages the eye 66 ofthe crosspiece 64 of the first panel.

The intermediate panel of the hog fence is completed by the rods orwires 77.

The upper crosspiece of the third panel of thecattle fence portion shownin Fig. 9 is marked 78, and has the eyes 79 and 80. The eye 79 engagesthe hook 70.01": the crosspiece 68 of the intermediate panel. rlhecrosspiece 78 has the barbs 81, and the eye 80V of-,the crosspieceengages the post 82.

`The third paneljis completed by the vertical roads or wires such as therod 83, and all the vertical rods are provided with hooks at their lowerends, such as the hook 84. Those hooks engage the upper crosspiece ofthe third panel of the hog fence portion shown in Fig. 9. Thiscrosspiece has the end eyes 86 and 87. The eye 86 engages the hook 7 6of the crosspiece 7 l of the intermediate panel of the hog fence, andthe eye 87 engages the post 82. The third panel of the hog fence portionis completed by the vertical rods or wires 88.

As previously stated, the upper or cattle fence, the barbed portion, isremovable from the hog fence or lower portion. The cattle fence issupported upon the posts 57 and 82 by the pins 89 and 90 passing throughthe posts. The hog fence portion is prevented from being displacedupwardly by the pins 91 and 92 passing through the posts 57 and 82 justabove the end eyes 65 and 87, as set forth in Fig. 9.

rIhe operation of this invention is believed to be clearly discerniblefrom the foregoing description. If the posts are withdrawn from theground, the three panels may be folded one upon another, or detached andplaced 'one upon another for transportation. In erecting the fence, byreason oi the construction set forth, there is no part but which islight enough to be easily and quickly handled and adjusted, and that istrue equally if the rods are relatively thick-say one-fourth inch indiameter-where a strong fence is needed.

Having now explained this invention and described its purpose and themanner of using it, what I claim is 1; In a fence of the characterdescribed, the combination with posts, of first and third panels havingcross-pieces provided with an eye at each end, each of the saidcrosspieces having its said eye engaging a post, an intermediate panelhaving crosspieces spaced correspondingly with the said cross-pieces ofthe Iirst and third panels, the said crosspieces of the iirst and thirdpanels having coupling devices projecting from one set oi' said eyeswhich engage the posts at the end of the said crosspieces, and the endsof the cross-pieces of the said intermediate panel being provided withmeans for engaging the said coupling devices.

2. In a fence of the character described, the combination with posts, offirst and third panels having crosspieces each provided wth a single eyeat one end and a double eye at the other end, each crosspiece having itssaid single eye engaging a post, an intermediate panel havingcrosspieces provided with hooks at the ends engaging one of the saiddouble eyes of the said crosspieces of the said first and third panels,and the remaining eyes of the said double eyes of the crosspiecesengaging certain of the said posts.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

WESLEY C. GAY.

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